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The real 2-year cost of Southwestern Community College in North Carolina
Published tuition and required fees at Southwestern Community College went from $1,241 in 2008 to $5,806 in 2023, but it moved in large steps rather than a steady climb. Projecting that pattern forward would overstate the cost, so we use a national average of 2.6% a year instead.
Read with care: this school's history shows large jumps in published price, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2025: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $1,241 | – | – |
| 2009 | $1,465 | – | – |
| 2010 | $1,873 | – | – |
| 2011 | $1,946 | – | – |
| 2012 | $2,016 | – | – |
| 2013 | $2,086 | – | – |
| 2014 | $2,100 | – | – |
| 2015 | $2,100 | – | – |
| 2016 | $2,213 | – | – |
| 2017 | $2,213 | – | – |
| 2018 | $2,213 | – | – |
| 2019 | $2,213 | – | – |
| 2020 | $2,337 | – | – |
| 2021 | $2,601 | – | – |
| 2022 | $2,229 | – | – |
| 2023 | $5,806 | $5,806 | – |
| 2024 | – | $5,955 | $3,639–$8,272 |
| 2025 | – | $6,108 | $2,280–$11,785 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $6,265 |
| Year 2 | $6,427 |
| 2-year total | $12,692 |
Two aid scenarios
2-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $0
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $6,711
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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Published figures for Southwestern Community College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.